{"id":5063,"date":"2018-05-31T11:55:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T18:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.nufarm.com\/ca\/?p=5063"},"modified":"2018-06-22T08:31:21","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T15:31:21","slug":"thin-your-apples-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2024.nufarm.com.au\/ca\/2018\/05\/31\/thin-your-apples-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Thin your apples now for better fruit value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to know one of the important ways to ensure you have top quality large apples this season? Thin them now.<\/p>\n<p>Plant growth regulators (PGR) are a proven tool to help you enhance crop growth and deliver a return on your valuable investment. MaxCel\u00ae PGR makes a great addition to your precision thinning program, and now is the time to apply it.<\/p>\n<p>Using MaxCel in your early season program will help increase overall fruit size, thin your crop load and deliver more value at pack out.&nbsp; MaxCel also delivers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Better crop quality<\/li>\n<li>Greater cell division<\/li>\n<li>Improved return bloom<\/li>\n<li>No stress on the tree<\/li>\n<li>Reduced labour costs for thinning Here\u2019s a MaxCel application guide to help you harvest the best quality apples this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For Thinning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ideal thinning window is between 5-15mm. MaxCel can be used at any time during this window.<\/li>\n<li>The optimum timing for MaxCel to be used is at the 8-14 mm range<\/li>\n<li>Apply MaxCel at the beginning of a warming trend <strong>when temperatures the few days following application are expected to be above 18\u00baC <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Increased thinning will occur when conditions are cloudy and warm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For Sizing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Make 2-4 applications of the sizing rate starting at petal fall (3-10 day intervals)<\/li>\n<li>Little to no thinning should occur at this rate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"table-wrap notranslate\"><table style=\"height: 372px;border-color: #000000\" width=\"746\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;width: 244px\"><strong>Application rate in apples<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 23px;width: 487.2px\"><strong>Comments<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 55px\">\n<td style=\"height: 55px;width: 244px\">2.5 L\/ha (1 L.ac.)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 55px;width: 487.2px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Use for size enhancement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 55px\">\n<td style=\"height: 55px;width: 244px\">3.75 L\/ha (1.5 L\/ac.)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 55px;width: 487.2px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Use for moderate thinning on varieties such as McIntosh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 79px\">\n<td style=\"height: 79px;width: 244px\">5 L\/ha (2 L\/ac.)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 79px;width: 487.2px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Use for most thinning situations<\/li>\n<li>This rate works well on varieties such as Gala and Empire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 55px\">\n<td style=\"height: 55px;width: 244px\">6.25 L\/ha (2.5 L\/ac.)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 55px;width: 487.2px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Use for hard-to-thin varieties such as Fuji and Golden Delicious<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 79px\">\n<td style=\"height: 79px;width: 244px\">7.5-10 L\/ha (3-4 L\/ac.)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 79px;width: 487.2px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Use in orchards with very difficult to thin cultivars or with a history of being difficult to thin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>NOTE: MaxCel is compatible with carbaryl and NAA. Do not use a tank mix of MaxCel and NAA on Fuji or Red Delicious varieties. A surfactant is not required.<\/p>\n<p>Please refer to the full <a href=\"https:\/\/nufarm.com\/ca\/product\/maxcel-pgr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MaxCel label<\/a> for specific usage information.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this short video to learn about all our apple solutions:<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed\">\n<div class=\"oembed__inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ask A Nufarmer - Improve Your Apple Crop\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_GJ5MmoPFgY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Want to know more? Contact <a href=\"mailto:maria.dombrowsky@nufarm.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maria Dombrowsky<\/a>, Nufarm\u2019s Canadian Horticulture Manager or call 226.820.6223. For additional information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/nufarm.com\/ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nufarm.ca<\/a> and follow us <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NufarmCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NufarmCA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to know one of the important ways to ensure you have top quality large apples this season? Thin them now. Plant growth regulators (PGR) are a proven tool to help you enhance crop growth and deliver a return on your valuable investment. 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